ABDOULAYE OUSMANE LY HAS BEEN WORKING AT SEARCH FOR COMMON GROUND FOR 17 MONTHS AS A DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT OFFICER. HE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SOCIAL MEDIA AND DEVELOPING COMMUNICATION AND DISSEMINATION STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT LEARNING ABOUT THE COMMON GROUND APPROACH AND KEY SEARCH RESOURCES AND MAKE THEM MORE ACCESSIBLE TO YOUNG PEOPLE IN NIGER. TODAY ABDOULAYE IS WORKING ON A PROJECT THAT AIMS TO IMPROVE SOCIAL COHESION AMONG TARGET POPULATIONS IN MALI, NIGER AND BURKINA FASO, THROUGH BETTER ACCESS TO CREDIBLE AND FACTUAL INFORMATION, AS WELL AS OFFLINE AND ONLINE INTERVENTIONS THAT DIRECTLY ADDRESS POTENTIAL CONFLICT TRIGGERS IN TARGET COMMUNITIES CAUSED BY THE SPREAD OF FALSE AND INFLAMMATORY CONTENT